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Finished off SPQR III today. This is third book in the series of Roman mysteries that I started reading earlier this year.
It indeed was much like the others (as Mary had promised was true of the series): Decius starts looking into a murder and (the semi-spoilers start here) finds out that major figures in Rome are involved and despite that he continues working away on the problem though he's in way over his head (politically).
This book was interesting in that Decius never got to make his accusations of guilt. Instead he's run out of Rome by, well, elephants. That was a bit different from the others in the series and a relatively brave way to end the book.
I also like the fact that we're seeing some increasing continuity, as Julius Caesar has taken an interest both in Decius' abilities and his romantic future. It'll be interesting to see where that goes.
Still a good series, both for its mystery and for its history, though the latter probably trumps the former.
This book was set in year 693 or Rome or 61 BC, which would be pretty shortly after the last one.
It indeed was much like the others (as Mary had promised was true of the series): Decius starts looking into a murder and (the semi-spoilers start here) finds out that major figures in Rome are involved and despite that he continues working away on the problem though he's in way over his head (politically).
This book was interesting in that Decius never got to make his accusations of guilt. Instead he's run out of Rome by, well, elephants. That was a bit different from the others in the series and a relatively brave way to end the book.
I also like the fact that we're seeing some increasing continuity, as Julius Caesar has taken an interest both in Decius' abilities and his romantic future. It'll be interesting to see where that goes.
Still a good series, both for its mystery and for its history, though the latter probably trumps the former.
This book was set in year 693 or Rome or 61 BC, which would be pretty shortly after the last one.